Jun 16, 2010 · 7m
Captain Disillusion tries to adjust to the market.


In a world where the content of digital images and videos can no longer be taken at face value, an unlikely hero fights for the acceptance of truth. Captain Disillusion guides “children” of all ages through the maze of visual fakery to the open spaces of reality and peace of mind.
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Jun 16, 2010 · 7m
Captain Disillusion tries to adjust to the market.
Jun 26, 2011 · 2m
This was a trailer for the DVD premiere at TAM9 in Las Vegas.
Nov 10, 2012 · 2m
A detailed look at one of the visual effects in the previous episode.
Jan 29, 2015
A video a month! Plus, I've joined Patreon and I hope you'll support me in exchange for fun bonus content.
May 19, 2015 · 3m
A meta video about the previous video.
Jan 8, 2016 · 3m
A compilation of endings from each episode of Captain Disillusion (not counting "Quick D") published in 2015. The year went by so fast! Thanks to everyone who watches, subscribes and supports my work.
Mar 16, 2016 · 1m
Thank you.
Oct 30, 2016 · 47m
Self-proclaimed superhero Captain Disillusion reveals his cutting-edge techniques for analyzing viral video hoaxes and explaining them to viewers with tragically short attention spans. What visual effects tricks are commonly used by fakers? How can I make my own skeptical YouTube videos a little less terrible? Answers to these questions and more in the Captain’s award-pending talk.
Apr 1, 2017 · 1m
...To illustrate some VFX techniques.
Jul 30, 2017 · 4m
Bloopers and outtakes from my episode with the one... the only... the Beakman.
Nov 30, 2017 · 28m
Captain Disillusion creator Alan Melikdjanian frantically lectures a skeptical audience on how to never make any mistakes as a YouTuber.
Feb 28, 2017 · 30m
This video was originally a reward for my supporters on Patreon.
Nov 8, 2018 · 42m
Recorded at De Balie in Amsterdam on October 25th, 2018. In this format-bending presentation, intergalactic VFX explainer Captain Disillusion recounts his journey from humble amateur superhero to best Blender artist of all time*. It's a case study in using Blender as a versatile production tool in a comedy web series and a love letter to the Blender community. At the very least, it's an entertaining way to spend the better part of an hour. *Allegedly.
Oct 25, 2019 · 3m
Nov 4, 2019 · 5m
I'm stoked to be a guest on Vsauce3's 'Could You Survive the Movies'! But my raw power, skills and charisma proved too much for one episode and my segment was slightly edited down. So here is the full, uncensored Director's Cut version. Enjoy!
Oct 21, 2020 · 7m
Filming the Pantry Ghost episode at the Isaac Asimov Library in the former quarters of the JREF in 2009.
Nov 2, 2023 · 6m
A brief but thorough analysis of viewer comments on Captain Disillusion's most recent Shorts. By Alan. The intern. (Unpaid)
Dec 29, 2024 · 5m
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Captain Disillusion Season 0 premiered on June 16, 2010.
Captain Disillusion Season 0 has 18 episodes.
The season opens with Season 0 Episode 1, ""Fantasy Files" Explanation 3D". It aired on June 16, 2010.
Go to Season 0 Episode 1